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' Ttf-- -OLLABS PKH ANN. M, IN ADVANCE,
Knt V Uflre inSOrtCd NE ?OLHK
!,nSn. A lAeral dmCount to Vearl AdverlU
SO-OFFICE on the -Pouth si'le of 3Iaet S :reet, be
the Court House . : ' .
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' FBOM THB LADYS BOOK. '
' . Thou fairest flower, .
Why !r.C thou fling thyself across ruj puth;
My tiger spring must crush thee in its' way,
BCit cannoi pause to pity ihtc.MatUri.i.
Mahomet the Second, surnaimjd; the
i.irjcat, was the seventh soldan of the
Tuiks: He was brave, ambitious, and
itjcJ. andrnosscssed all thlv cnerVv and
decision of character, necessary to a great
ooiiqueror. --- " '.'' : .
lie uelighted in music, sculptu re, and
tj0 poiite arts in general,, and was as re
TParhable or s beauty J of aspect as for
his .inariifold acquirements. . ,-. .
Had Mahomet possessed a compassion
heart, with -some other qualities which
distinguished him, his name and ichieve
Hientswould have been b!azofned forth
v;ith those of Richard coenr de Iion.jand
like the lion-hearted kin? he would Have
shone a conspicuous hero in the pages of
history and romance. I : !
( Tiifiltv was a nromine'nt feature in Ma
the cloud that! ob-
scure? the sun, it threw ii shade dver j his
brightest
actions. This execrable pro-
riensitv- appeare
d to ; be a constuntional
Afrt n'-nd not the result of circiumstan-
: ces; it had evinced jtself in early youth,
nnd some of his juvenile pranks were
-nnrked bv a refinement in cruelty tnat
(had he existed in the reign of the inqui-
A . ... i rt 1 t 1 C
.silion) would have qualined nimior ag
oxaitea station m mai uuu. j r
With all his faults, and thevwerema
ji v',' Ma h omet wks not e nti r
overv thing bearing the appei
r i I.
; o, i : ifc..L J
mm nn hnhnl Ill's I r IRnuSIl I D., II1U US-Til
obtained with difficulty, was . uhalterabitXJ
vut. uu ivun .. V . o-
and clung to its object as the! needle to
.the: pole these, with a love for moml
truth and freedom from simulation, were
the redeeming points- in Mahomet's cha- j
racter. , t ' :- . . ",
His fierce and intractable j spirit was
unsusceptible of the powers of. love cer
tainly he had never known the genial
influence of this passion. He was a ve
Titable Mahometan; and regarded the fi
1 ncr part of - creation with sentiments pe
culiar to the race of Islam. . He antici
pated and waited patiently for perfect
happiness in the society' of the beautiful
girls of paradise, called from their large
dark eyes, Hiir al oyun;1 these celestial
i brings. recline in .the shade of :he tree
Tuba they "say that the bdughs of this
..tree-will. spontanebusiy bend dovyn to the
i hand of the person who would gather of
its fruita, and that it will supply the iaitn
ful not only with food, but also 'with sil
. ken garments, and beasts to ride upon
already addled and bJidiea ana jauorneu
I with rich trappings, which will burst forth
frora its fruit." This tree is so large that
'- a person mounted on the fleetest horse
"' would not be able to gaiiop from1 one end
of shade to the other in one hundred
years. s plenty: of water is a great ad
. ditihn to the nleasantness of any place,
of the rivers of
amcnt: Some of
these rivers, they! say, flow with water,
;.Mv,.-. ir shm'n with wine, and
others vvith hone v. all taking
.U11.1L It 1L11 lllliai -
,t
heir rise
. from the root of the tree Tuba.
The winnino- graces and en
rcements
. of the resnlendent beauties who composeu
Afnlinmnt's TPtinnfi were lost on one who
had ever gazed w ith apathy on those as
semblages of charms which are fascina
ting to the eye alone. Kegularity of fea
ture. unless illuniinated'with the rays o
wnMi nnd l'ntfdlirrpnce. were td him ob-
-iprt! nf JnfiitTprfnre rntner thaullove. It
.' .;s litle wonder that Mahomet with these
-sentiments avoided the society of his 111
Jeratc and insipid countrywomen. The
.conquest of his proud heart (if admiration
without affection deserves the name of
.love) was reserved for the beautiful and
unfortunate Irene. j
At the capture of Istampol by the
! Turksj in 1453, Irene, became the cap
tive of Mahomet. ? Her extraordinary
beauty and accomplishments had been the
. prolific theme of many a Grecian bard,
and had reserved her ibr a late more
dreadful than-death. She was the anti
thesis ofJ the Turkish ladies in every
thine- but beauty, and in this and love,
she sho'np the neerless queen. Her form
is described as a perfect model of sym
. tnetry there was the lofty brow of her
" race the beauteous casket that told o.f the
.transcendent gem within; tlje eyes of life
; and light which, as the rays of Cynthia,
hallowed every thing they shone, upon.
bne was the Venus de Medici,
hy the fire of Prometheus.
animated
Viler cheek all purple, with the beam of youth
a e l s 111 nes to a transparent giow,
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It IS not SUTrirismo- that the unrivalled
-beauty of Irene, whose countenance beam-
. t t.
wun love and innocence, should,
animate fea-
tures of the Turkish ladies,
inspire Ma
e regarded
hornet with admiration. ' I
the mind as the' standard of
superiority.
and with this criterion he vifvd
Irene
could
as the only terrestrial- beW that
bear a comparison with the black-eyed
nou,ris oi paradise. i
The seraglio at Constantinople, at the
time we write, was delightfully: situated
between the Archipelago; and 13 lack Sea:
it extended out on the prBmcntory jChry
socerus; and commanded a magnificent
view. of one of the ilnestfM :bors jin the
world. Its form was triangular, and,
comprising- the gardens attached to it, co-;
vereu a surface ot inree nines in circum
ference. Although vithjn the city! it was
remarkable for its exclusivenessj Ex
ternally, the seraglio was a jumble of va
rious orders ojf architecture, without any
regard to metnojo or arrangement; conse-
auently it had an irregtilax and j vinplea-
sing appearance to a classic cye.j Aine
Turks, however, viewedfjt as a paragon
of architectural beauty. '0- f I !
The. apartments were capacious, and
adorned with oriental feumptuousness; the
drapery of the walls was' composed of the
most splendid and costly-: materials; siiks
of ffold and numle nending in the most
profuse arid exuberant folds; couches of
down, whose voluptuous appearance in
vited to repose, w ere disposed: through
out the apartments; carpets of gorgeous
dyes, on whose bnoyant- surface a steed
might vault without waking an echo in
the canopied ceiling; even the light of
heaven was mellowed and softened before -
it found admission into this fairy abode;
it beamed through lattice: of, stained
glass, shedding a glow around, which
gave i he place the appearance of enchant
ment ratlier than that of sober reality.
Then the view on one side the ex-
panfe
ituddedil wi
n-innumera-
slandsthe Ilfsrsemhr likthimrs
of life Sijlg'er the undulating'iyave;
opposed to this the ganrensiol tne sera-
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Jilled with'-'coiossat trcs that had
ages . iottairiniir' their &vef ins al-
iituwhiisiffenbus1flov0rs! of every
hueand trarrrance deliffmefrarie eve
and
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S . tU'w . A A
loaded the air 'with odofis sweets. As
ifFJora had been ni grjjrd j oi her lai ry
grifts in this sunny clinic; dad that nothing
hoild be defective, : Mahpmet had aug
mented, the train of Flora with erotics
rom every land. . Flowers were trans
planted frorn the wilderness, bnd blossom
ed as freshu-Unlheir hewf abode as if thev
iad never knovvn-the officious care of
man. liiras oi 0TgQus piiumage. war-
bled forth theici4trw.rVe melody from
many anjorarjebough; ahdjirrthe gush
ing tountainsfthe'' Lyd.MjfcVI f
Ccuveemiier white wiifeiUauingJ proudly
PT!.
f jap'
Her state with oarv feet:". ?j-if
row
Phe pellucid rill, murmuring soft music
)'er its pebbly bed-hA solitude the
balmv air surcharged I with lragrance
from a thousand incensj?-preathing,no vv
ers all contributed toirender the gar
dens of Istampol a faitw spot on . earth,
and a meet resort for th(Fays 'and Nai
ades with which oriental superstition had
invested them. i I i ;
On a coach of cygnet's down, aat, or
rather reclined, the undisputed lord of the
pnrhnntefl nala1?e and ffardehj
palate and gardens of! Istam-
pol. He was roused from; the 'reverie in
to which he had fallenYlby the presence
of his trusted slave, wtjo stood before
him in ai attitude of thpeepest jhumili-
ly-''"' I' -f'"" l' fSI ' I J
'If one ofUne humblespf thy slaves;"
said he. "be nermitted tolifeeak and live
: Ji ! . fWC. g ; .
in the presence of the cfimanddr:of the
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"Speak, and let thyfOrdsjibe brief,"
exclaimed Mahomet, ; sdddehly'l interrup
ting his follower's cerelftgnjoufi address.
Tims reprimanded, the: slave' jsta ted as
concisely as possible, that the Grecian
whom he had preserved from the; swords
of his soldiers, and had ordered to be
conveyed to the seraglio, .awaited this
pjeasure.. : ' M -
"Ha," cried Mahomet, risingifrom his
recumbenfposture, "copduct her iiither
without delay imy fairjGrdek, how could
I" iortret the vision of beauty that moveo
as an angel of paradise amidst the car
O i . I lii ;. ! . ? ' .
nage and' slaughter which surroundea
her!" I U tK':--
Mahomet gaied with tumultucats de
light on the beautiful being who bent her
knee before him in all the majesty of
youth and loveline.ss-in a voice whose
every .accent was music she supplicated
hisnrotection. "-"'Hi-'. ; 4 )
"Arise, fair being," said Mahomet; Myou
petition where.it shall "be your immuriky
to command- Give me the light 'of thy
countenance, an d Mahomet ; will be proud
to execute thy behests,1 K
.. "Alas! sire, you addJ irony to misfor
tune restore me to my friends and my
unceasing orisons shall attend you."
"3Tou do me reat injustice, fair Greek;
when Mahomet says aught! to injure one
so fair and pure as thou, may the tongue
that gives utterance to' the Jbul detraction
be.mute forever 'You T niay confide in
one whose actions havct ever been con
formable to his words.'! t i
"I may trust in thy. kingly-, faith,, re
plied the too confiding Irene. "Some
thin tells me that thy noble nature would
when contrasted with the in;
disdain to trample on one wnom auvw
fortune has reduced to wretchedness!
Deal wit l me, great Sultan, as if misfor
tune and thyself may! be acquainted."'
"By tlie livingwaers oi heaven!" ex
claimed the impassioned- Mahomet, who
was completely charmed with the trust
ing temper of hisj fair, captive! "thy confi
dence shall not be betrayed: transcendant
Irene, thou art dearer to niy eyes than
light; ambition and " renown are as no
thing coripared With thy love; say that
l am not hateful to thine eyes, and I will
praise and adore ithee. You shall be to
me tne crescent moon; no clouas snau
1 t . Ill
dim thj tadiancej you shall ever be the
soft and itender shrine at which I wor-
ship."'
ivianomet s nne countenance was ngiu-
T 1 I .11 f . M 1
ed up'with a glow of enthusiasm which
much enhanced his striking
ippearanpe;
he was lnesistiblv fascinated with the
beauteous Irene. Aithouarh astounded at
this unexpected ! burst-of feeling, Irene
was not insensible to the handsome lorm
r r . . ...... ,
and commanding mind of? the ardent Sul
tan. The various reports that she had
once given credence to, of Mahomet's
nnfere rind inhnman . temDeraihent, she
now may discreauea
ill ! " ' 1 T K J.I ...
Love nad usurp-
eu tne n
V. . nlnu z- T ih'ic-r inn m ncr nrpin-
diced viihv, the infatuated Irene saw nothing-
to r-'xecratet and everv thing to ad
mire in the avowed and relcntlsss enemy
of her race. j . vs
Irene
was happy in the favor. of tne
nd Mahomet was blessed with
Sultan, a
the undividcd and boundless love of his
willing- captive. War, ambition, and
conquest? were thrown aside; shut up in
the; depths of the seraglio, ; he consumed
his time in effeminacy and uxoriousness;
his closest and most .disinterested adher
ents were denied! access, although affairs
of vital importance to his nfety deman
ded his attention:
Joyous and free.lheir lives were one
uninterrupted chain of enjoyment: the bird
of night sang them to repose, and they
awoke but to quaff again the cup of joy
replete with bliss. Aurora's crimson
blush, ar d Cynthia's '-silvery -rays beamed
for them; the flowers bloomed; the ril!
murmursd; the jbirds carolled but for
them alcne. j p- .
, They rcse at one instant, played, eat
together; and wherever thev went, like!
Juno's sWans, still they, went coupled and
inseparable. . !
Alas! alas! pleasure never comein-
ccre to man, but lent; by heaven, upon
hard usury. Like a rain-bow's hues,
when brightest, it is still the fleetest just
as the flower haji bloomed, and all its fra
grance felt, a blighting' storm arose and
crushed lit in its zenith. - !
The soldiers of Mahomet at length"! be
gan to murmur at 'the inglorious inactivi
ty into which their once martial leader
had plunged. This indolence was attri
buted to the agency of tlie Greek slave;
Irene, who was, said, to be a sorceress,
and had by magical spells and inctnta-
tions, involved their general; in. her ac-,
cursed toils. Wat ffave plausibility to
this opirrion was that Mahomet had not
been visible to I his followers since his
first interview with Irene. They were
incensed beyond! measure at tlie innocent
cause of the Sultan's seclusion. From
discontent and insubordination they began
to exhibit evident symptoms of a general
revolt To such a phrenzyi had the ex
citement arisen, jthat it became .apparent
that nothing but! the life of the fated Irene
would pacify the multitude. !
: Nothing could equ4l the. infatuation of
Mahomtt the sedition of 'his followers
acted as a chain to bijnd hirn still closer
to his fascinating slave; but the chord
had been 'strained to its greatest tension:
it at len&th brolie, and ruin and desola-
tion followed its
division. ;
those mellow evenings
It was one ofj
peculiar to tropical climates the soften
pd sun. 'shorn of its fierv beams, shed a
golden jshower over tower, wave, and;
grove; not a -cloud was in the emcthys
tine arch of heaven: not a zephyr undV,
lated the placid bosom of the Archipela
go, which lay like a sheet of fluid gold
in the mellowed blaze of the setting sun
deeeiiful w?avp, as the breast of man, its
very calmness is the treacherous precur
sor of evil. A jnightingale had perched
upon ari orange bough, andmade the
grove resound yvith his enchanting melo
dy. 1 i ' .! .; ! . . -" I
"Sect" said MahomeU to his ever-present
Irene, "thej bulbulj has commenced
his premature song. ' By heaven, he
mistakes thy glowing lips for his vesper
blooming Sultana!"
"Therie is the last we shall behold of
the glorious sun," exclaimed Irene, un-heedino-ltbe
flatterinMcomplimerit: ' but
to-morrdw," continued she, "the god of
day shall shinq(anew, with, bright eriul-o-enee
reviving! with his crimson blush
each yd rowsy bird and .languid flower.
Rut whence comes tnat areaaxui sounu,
it is borne on the tranquil air like the
wailins of an angry spirit the gods
are just; may hese prophetic sounds pres-
age no evil.
A low. rushintL.noise" was now aprix
ent; it sounded like the gale blowing rude
Iv over the hoisteroiis sea.
"This must be the evening breeze sweep
ing over the Archipelago," said Mahom
et, approaching the lattice vhich com
manded a fall view of the ocear. Tis
strange," continued he, Lhat not a Single
wvje or falling leaf gives token of its near
approach." ; i :
The sound still increased, yet the broad
expanse of wave lay as placid as if bound
by t,he icy chains of winter. Not a ze
phyr moved the foliage in the grove.
. Mahomet, for the first time, felt some
forebodings of evil; he had a presentiment
that the unaccountable sounds without
woul,d
terminate in a manner disastrous
self. He had just taken a retros-f
to himsell. He had just
pectbfthe impolitic course he had pursu
ed, Vhen his thoughts were disturbed by
the founds of horses' hoofs. A single ri
der ivas now seen approaching, with the
spcejd of light, as he n eared the seraglio,
Mahomet at once recog-riized the features
of his sreneral: in another moment he' was
in Iris presence.
"Speak," vociferated Mahomet, in evi
dent! excitement; "whence proceeds this
tumult? Have the Greeks coll ectccf their
scattered forces and surprised the city; or,
has he breath of hell, the accursed Simoon
blown desolation over us?" , : ,
"jIay Allah protect thee sire," replied
the general. ' "The soldiers of the prophet
have rebelled, and now approach the
seraglio in countless numbers. ' They
seek the' blood of the. enchantress who
has bound the commander of the faithful
in her toils." j
"ilal'V exclaimed , Mahomet, "are the
knaves dissatisfied with tneir furlough?
I' ve held the reins too slack of late. Let
them Took to this; by heavenl they hold
their lives of small account .thus to thrust
themselves on danger!"
Irene trembled at the altered mien of
the
IngT
her den
Sultan, whose every feature was rlash-
with passion. Mahomet gazeo at
with tenderness and pity, liy a sud
aniLoowerfut efToct he succeeded in
bursting the silken chord that had bound
him in the toils of love in an instant the
soft and effeminate lover was changed to
the cold, calculating, and politic soldier.
The turnulf without had now increased to
a perfect din; the seraglio was surrounded
A. ' ,
with the infuriated multitude, whose cla
morous outcries rose with deafening vio
lence on the still night.
iThis must end," said Mahdmet, con
due
the
ing the unresisting Irene forth into
midst of the enraged throng. She
looli
ied in vain' for the expression of tender.-
ness and love that had ever play ecf round
his 'countenance. .In its place was a cal
lous and fixed expression which chilled
her
to the soul to, whom was she to look
for
oh!
svmpathy? The veil was raised, and
I.- 1 ' .1 . -
hov nassing tair was mat sweei iace;
She was too fair for earth: she! breathed
A -
an angel of light among the dark arjd fear-
ful
forms who encompassed her; there
,i t. ;' T-: .1. '
was
an awe m tne noinage wnica sue
drejiv the multitude shrunk back at the
sight of so much beauty and innocehce.
"Here,", shrieked Mahomet, "here, is
yodr victim! take tier, and let her life's
blood quell this tumult." v
One of the soldiers, more daring than
the rest, with scymeter unsheathed, drew
near the spot where stood tlie hapless
Irejie; he .vas in the act of seizing her
'Perdition seize .the wretch!" cried
Mntiomet. "annroach another step, and
thy
foul souljshall wing its way to eblis.
And then, addressing Irene, "sweet flow
er,'! said he, "I may not save thee; my
cruelty to thee will be a blessing; thy
pure and faithful spirit shall find its way
to paradise. Ah! whydost thou -thus
soothe me with forgiveness; v would that
thou hated me, the rseparation -then would
be less painful." . i
Thp. soldiers, resenting the defeat of
tlieir comrade, now rushed en-masse up
on their victim. The forkedjlightning
flies not quicker from the clouds than the
sevmeter of Mahomet from itssheath; it
glittered an instant in the air, and then
descended upon the helpless form of I
rene. The vein spouted their rich crim
son! on the arid soil the eye. closed calm
ly on that countenance, beautiful even in
death, and the spirit left the precious clay
without, a pang.
THE HON. CIIA1UES NAPIER, IiATE
U.PTAIi IN THE BRITISH NAVY.
We have been favored by Capt. B. (now
J .nci,".mt nf tHic .itv vith n sL'Ptih'of
JJ. IWluvun w ,
,some of the'early exploits of Capt. Na
pier in the British navy.' . Our corres
pondent; it appears, was an eye-witness
of what he details, being atthe time
i junior -officer on board the vessel
which Napier commanded, as he m-
forms us.
. New York, Aye. 27, 1S33.
'Messrs. Denies and Pickering As the atteii
tiori of die world is drawn to mat Gallant Man
( Kapler) whr has done so much for Douna Maria,
hn.i If his life is snared, likely to do o much
pjoje I hand you au account of some of his trans
actions in the-West Indies in. his, younger days,
for your Paper, a3 it may be rautym vo your
Reiuiers. " ' '! ; - i
Yours sincerely. .
AN OLD KECRUIT, ,
Smc a Citizen c) ike Vniied Slates"
This intrepid Man, f now an Admiral
in the service of Donna Maria oiu Portu
gal, signally disiinguished himself in the
West indies in 1B03 and 1809-when jn
command of the British Sloop-6f-Wdrthe
Recruit, mounting 16 . thirty Iwo lb.
Carronades. and 2 long sixes. She was
nrie of the so uadron blockading the Saints:
at I which time there Were three French!
Lane oi ratne onips m atuw uc
tish havinor a large force in the .neighbor
hood, the French started in the night, but
not unobserved by ' tfapltr, who made sig
nals to the squadron,) and guided them in
the pursuit with Rockets and.BlueLights
the whole of the niht. At daylight m
the morning, Napier annoyed the enemy
most seriously by running under their
sterns (the Recruit being a very fast sail
er,) rounding to occasionally, and giv
ing them his broadsides, making sad 'ha-
I voc among their flying; kits,
The British Admiral had the Rec
ruUs
signal of recall flyihg the whole of the
day, but it was entirely unneeoea py .va
. . 7 It i 1 1 1 ..AT.
pier,
wb
o, like his gallant prototype Nel-
son, could oc oiina iu
desperate conduct caused great' surprise
to the British squadron, for had the
French ships rounded to and given the
Recruit a single broadside, her frag
ments miaht have ibeen put into a hand
- t II" Mi . I I Thio
basket. Either the Frenchmen wereHoo
generous, or they feared that by so doing
they would give thejBritish Squadron an
opportunity of closing with them. They,
however, kept their stern chasers con
stantly firing on the Recruit' riddling
her sails and lofty spars, but astonishing
to say, the ;Jtecruit had only one man
wounded, the Sergeant of .Marines, and
that was by a shot striking one of the
hanks of the Jib.
At 'three o'clock; in the afternoon,
knowing that to be the French Captains
dinner hour, to the akonishment of the of-
ficers and crew, Napier declared that he
would spoil the Frenchman's soup iai-gre--all
sail was made onthe Recruit, it
appeared as Tf Napier was determined to
pass within hail of the stern most, he near
ly did so, rounded to, gavp her his broad
sides, throwing thet inner table into great
confusion, killing two olficers aud wound-inn-
another, as was afterwards learnt on
her capture.
This . chase was kept up till late at
night the Fr.enc hmen then separated.1
Nanier made the signal to the squadron
uTAe enemy have separated'' he de
claring to his crew, that he must spoil the
Frenchman's supper as well as his din
ner. At dawn the following morning,
the only Frenchman in sight was the
Haultpault, an 80 gun ship, papier of
COUrse, was ODllgea to give nyi a wiue
berth, .still keeping; her in view, aud
ranging about to, find British Vessels-of
War. As it cleared, the Pompey, 80
and Castor Frigate hove in sight. He
guided them to the Frenchman, and after
v. hard-fought action, the Haultpault
struck, and Napierl had the honor to re-
ceive the Captain sj sword, and teas past--.
cfj, from the Recruit into her a most
unusual thing but jhis bravery deserved
the reward. She was commissioned, and
her "name changed to the Abercrombie.
r- Sailors invariably have a nickname for
their Captain, and J from that lime, Na
pier's was "Mad Charley? , -
.Sometime prior to this action, Napier
at daylight fell in Avith a corvette. She
was so disguised tiat no one had any
suspicion of her being an eneny, but
thought her a Lettero Marque from some
of the English W?st Indian Islands, as
she had British colors flying. It is usu
al on board of a British Man of War to
muster at divisionsj at nine in theraorn
ing, to see that the creware clean and
neat. Thursdays and Sundays are grand
field 'days; then it js expected thatevery
man appears at Muster with clean linen
on and shaved. Injthis instance Napier
was completely surprised the crew were
all shaving and .dressing preparatory to
Muster, not a guh cast adrift. Napier re
marked as he was Jleaving the breakfast
table that we should be able to impress a
few hands from him!: we ranged up along
side of her, JNapier standing on the gang
way with the trumpet in his hand to hail.
The Corvette struck the Brhish flag
and displaved the tri-colored, firing a salutary and accessary circulation is at
broadside at' the same time, severely forded to air and water in the soil. . ' .
wouhding Napier! He fell from the Grounds are rendered wet. and unpro
gangway into; the! Waist. From this Wuctive either by the accumulation or re
wound he has I believe hever. recovered, f tention of surface waters, or by the sup
at least he had not! for years afterwards, plies of springs, which rise frorabelow:
as' he used to walk lame. The confu- the soil. The first are remedy bya
.u.. .. m-,'i.-iifl mnp0 ondU'fnn. main ooen dram, carried through the
cetved than describod the Crew rushing
un from below to Quarters, some naked.
others nearly so, some half shaved, m a
few minutes the Re'ctruit was ready and
Napier .coolly givi jig his orders, though
his wound atthat time was. supposed to
be mortal. - ;
A!fter the action had continued about
one and a half hours, the mainmast went
by the board, 4he
jcolofs going with it.
The Frenchman fanged up alongsidej
hailing in Enirlisn. "Is" that a British
Man of Warf" This 'roused Napier's
dormant enercrv. n
e was.then -faint from
loss of blood he
made an attempt to
iumn on the Capstan callinfl: out "help
hail was . epeatedj With a stentorian
voice Napier answered M Yts:-I will be
dd if I do not tCyou know it? The
action raged with Ifury for another hour,
Napier was obliged to be carried below,
.VfVpr some time ne recovered, lie im
mp un. vnuu inut: r-u u iiU. umjvi. -
plored the-Master,!the only surviving of
frcei)t the Master's .Mate, and a
vqungster about VI years old), never to
strike, but to blow the J&crluf api rather
than she should fall into the Enemy's
hands. . Indeed I jam confident . Napier
would have cone it; hirnselfLas the Cabin
of a Sloop-of-War used as a Cock-pit du
rino; action, is very iiearthe Magazine
The Frenchman notv passed under the
$tern, Jiailed again to knoy if we liad
Hruck. The master jumped iip on the
Capstan and thundered out "JYo
teilt $c you d d first before 1 V
jNapier from ibis inquiry supposed thai
here could be no colors flying. f tie was
aying on a White, St. George's Eusifn
covered with his blood, he roned him
self off it, ent one of the luiids handing
Mp Powder, I believe his name was Pjer
hon, to the Master's Mvte, (Tucker,) to
hoist it forward and to nail it there.; It
was at that time jncomjvreheniible to the
whole of us why the Frenchman should
lhave lost th.e opportunity of raking us.
'jSff made off, leaving U3 only 37, all toLl,
fit for servkc:-! severa; of those slightly
wounded. ; : .
From that time Napier was a father to
his ; crew
-prior to t
his action he was
iknown
in
the service
as a very
grrgt
lartar. I he Corvette returned into
I'ort
so much damatred that she never wentQ
sea afterwards, and- Napier had the plca-
X
jsure pf having possession oi her when'lic
assisted at the capture of Martinique or
Guada loupe, r ' j
At. cuiiinqf
out. storming forts, or any
idesperate servile Napier was always, fore-
most. I venture to anticipate the next ar
rival from Europe will bring nn'account.
of his storming' Beletrr Castle at the en
trance) of the Tagus, or at all events ho--!will
render it untenable for Don My Je ,'
el (Miguel,) jhe name already' given to
jhim by the sailors uiider the cornmdnd of
Napier. " r" - - I : f:
j By the late British Papers I see Na
pier is struck off the British Navy. Lis!.
When this was announced to the Houso
of Lords by Lord Grey, and to the j Com- .
imons by Lord Althorpe, the aunoup.ee- ;
jment tvas. received by both houses with
enthusi3stie cheers. Not that Napier was ;
discharged from the British Navy; but. ;
ifrom the eulogmm heaped on lum in the
legislature by the British Ann inters. lo -
be consistent, they could not a!low him to '
hold rahk in the British Njrvy. Sartori
ous and others were dismissed before
him. This is- certain, that the reformed
(British Ministry will never lose'slght of
!one of the noblest, one of the bravest of
$cotia?s Sons:' ' . "! !;
! I am gratified to find -that sillrqady a
nublic meetini? is called ra En Viand. tie-;
1 o
Duke of Sussex to pre'suie;
what reward shall be give art
1 who has acted so noMv and: u.
i ...
sate him by an expression of
nion lor his jeviiinr arv r.upriwu
i rank in the British N.val serrioc
. - AN OLD K!.'.'
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1
Paox ths oe.8CK PAKSiEa ;
ON liRALMIVU. i
Draining constitutes an importantop-
leration in iiusbar.dry, and, one in which
wo are lamentably deficient. Our wet'
grounds abound inthe food of plants, and."
constitute soir.e of c ur best lands w
en
discretely husbanded. But " in their
a-'
turai state they wiii not produce heait
ealtjiv .
which
inferi-'
vegetation. . I he cultivated crop3
we, attempt to raise uj ori them, are
ior and sickly, and .as rnero pasture, the
grasses are coarse," sedgyt and lndiher
ent. infertility is causol by tbeiexclu
sion from the spil of air and h at, the es
sential agents in decomposing the"fOoil.
'and in stimulating- the growth of plants.
I Hence-the accumulation of vecretable mat
ter in swamps. . Draining" operated in
several ways to induce fertility. By car
rying off the water, the soil becomes loose
and warm; the food of-plants is thereby
rendered soluble- stagnant air and stag
i naiit water alike deleterious to vegetable
land animal vitality, are g-ot rid of, and a
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west part of the ground, and by lateral 1
ones, cut aiagonauy or ai ngm angii
withthemain one, m xnfficient numbers '.x
to drain the eround. :The width should .
corresppnd with the depth; and the' latter
should in no case be less than two or
three feet, and if practicable, should ter
minate in the. hard or . subsoil, j A drain
three feet deep, fotir ieet Jroad at top and
one at bottom, exhibits good proportions. .
Lateral drains maybe somewhat smai-
Ier. The earth taken, trpnr the drains
should be thrown; back and spread, or
carted off. that the surface water maj .
treely pass into them. XI the earth is
peaty, or. what is injnea much., u auurus
an excellent dressing for uplands. It is
soon converted into food for pbxits , by its
admixture with earths, particularly with
sands, i Cars must be observed ;to keep
the draiill; open an4to remove obstruc
tions to the free passage of the water. -An
economical method of keeplaff drains hi
order is to practice what is called seourg
tng. is performed in the .summer
months, when showers have produced an
abundant tlow-of water by menv epminen
Arxtr with hoes and spades, at the upper
jend. ana passing uohu u, twoH
ing or throwing,out in 5the way, the earth
and other obstructions wpica nave accu
mulated there. Tho current, then, great
u 'consider "
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